International Business Machines Corporation

Kaleb Dean Walton

Gary I Givental

Aaron T Wodrich

Zachary S Herman

George T Bigwood

David M McMillen

Michael G Nikitaides

Nicholas W Bradley

Jason T McMann

Brian M Anderson

Scott B Katzman

Jacob C Schneider

John Falk Kelley

Randy Scott Johnson

Sara H Waggoner

Daniel E Chapman, Ii

Michal Bartoszewski

Miguel A Beher Valdivia

Miguel Angel Beher Valdivia

Patrick A Spizzo

Jonathan D Dunne

Tedrick Neal Northway

Brian J Murray

Todd Latimer Ransom

DeWane Cecil Stone

A method, a computer program product, and a computer system include a requesting device delegating a delegated device to download data. During a first time when the requesting device and the delegated device are connected to a first network, the method includes receiving a proxy download request from the requesting device. During a second time when the delegated device is connected to a second network, the second time being after the first time, the method includes receiving a download based on the proxy download request via the second network.

Delegating network data exchange

According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for detecting and repairing gaps within a call is provided. The present invention may include requesting a personal discourse gap recovery model (PDGRM) for participants in a call, where the PDGRM may be a machine learning model that models a user's speech patterns based on word collocation, dictionary, and speaking rate. The present invention may further comprise detecting one or more gaps in the call based on network connectivity, inserting an audio delay into the call, constructing repaired dialogue to fill at least one of the one or more gaps in the call based on the PDGRM, and inserting the repaired dialogue into the call.

Gapless audio communication via discourse gap recovery model

A method, a system, and a computer program product for generating a representation of a distributed data processing system. A computer system instruments a set of elements in the distributed data processing system with a set of recorders. Encryption information is sent by the computer system to the set of recorders in the distributed data processing system, wherein the set of recorders uses the encryption information to decrypt traffic in the distributed data processing system. The computer system then sends a set of test cases into the distributed data processing system. The representation of the distributed data processing system is generated by the computer system using results from sending the set of test cases into the distributed data processing system, reducing a time for the computer system to generate the representation of the distributed data processing system.

Diagramming system for a distributed data processing system

An autonomous vehicle comprising a transport body configured to travel to an identified location, a package retention device for securing one or more packages to the transport body; one or more processors integral to the transport body, wherein the processors are configured by code executing therein to: access shipper and recipient profile data; wherein the shipper and recipient profile data includes location data for shipper and recipient; navigate the autonomous vehicle to a shipping destination and a delivery destination; provide access to the package retention device upon authentication of a shipper presenting a package at a shipping destination, and provide access to the package retention device upon authentication of a recipient retrieving a package at the delivery destination.

System and method of securely sending and receiving packages via drones

Examples of techniques for determining a reading speed based on user behavior are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method may include monitoring, by a processing device, data continuously, wherein the data is generated by a sensor of the user device; determining, by the processing device, an orientation and a wobble of the user device based on the data generated by the sensor; determining, by the processing device, a reading speed of a user using the user device based on the orientation and the wobble; detecting, by the processing device, a change in at least one of the orientation and the wobble of the user device based on the data; and adjusting, by the processing device, the reading speed of the user using the user device based on the change in the at least one of the orientation and the wobble.

Determining a reading speed based on user behavior

An approach for modifying a size of a key on a keyboard displayed on a touch screen is presented. Based on a fingertip of a user being aligned with the key at a first proximity, the key is enlarged, key(s) originally on a periphery of the keyboard are moved, and the key(s) are removed from view on the touch screen. After enlarging the size of the key, keys other than the key(s) retain their sizes, each of the keys whose size is retained is moved towards a corresponding edge of the touch screen. After the key(s) originally on the periphery are removed, the keyboard is displayed to include the moved, originally-sized keys and the enlarged key and not include the removed key(s), and cover a surface area equal to an original surface area of the keyboard.

Modifying key size on a touch screen based on fingertip location

In an approach to determining speech effectiveness, one or more computer processors receive speech input. The one or more computer processors determine, based, at least in part, on the received speech input, a first speaking mode. The one or more computer processors detect, based, at least in part, on the first speaking mode, at least one aspect of the received speech input. The one or more computer processors determine, based, at least in part, on the first speaking mode and the detected at least one aspect of the received speech input, whether a rate of occurrence of the detected at least one aspect of the speech input exceeds a pre-defined threshold. Responsive to determining a rate of occurrence of the detected at least one aspect of the speech input exceeds a pre-defined threshold, the one or more computer processors notify a user.

Rating speech effectiveness based on speaking mode

An approach for modifying a size of a key on a keyboard displayed on a touch screen is presented. Based on a fingertip of the user being aligned with the key at a first proximity, which enlarges the key, one or more keys originally on a periphery of the keyboard are moved, and in response, the one or more keys are removed from view on the touch screen. After enlarging the size of the key, keys other than the one or more keys retain their sizes, each of the keys are moved towards a corresponding edge of the touch screen, and after the one or more keys are removed, the keyboard is displayed to include the moved, originally-sized keys and the enlarged key and not include the removed one or more keys, and cover a second surface area equal to the first surface area.

Eye tracking for the purpose of detecting attendee disengagement with respect to a presentation including a visual display communicated over a network. The eye tracking method includes: during a play of the presentation, tracking eye positions of a set of control party(ies); during a play of the presentation, tracking eye positions of a set of non-control party(ies); determining a set of divergence value(s) corresponding to divergence between the eye position(s) of the control party(ies) and the non-control party(ies); and determining a disengagement value corresponding to relative disengagement of the non-control party(ies) based, at least in part on the set of divergence value(s).

Utilizing eye tracking to determine attendee engagement

A method, and associated computer system and computer program product, of detecting source code merge conflicts and compilation errors. Uncommitted changes associated with a source code are received periodically at each time of a sequence of times. A temporary branch corresponding to each uncommitted change is merged to corresponding portions of the source code. It is ascertained that no merge conflict resulted from the merging and in response, a compilation of a merged version of the source code is performed, wherein the merged version of the source code includes the temporary branch corresponding to each uncommitted change. It is determined that no compilation error occurred from the compilation and in response, a version of a product that includes the merged version of the source code is created.

Detecting merge conflicts and compilation errors in a collaborative integrated development environment

A method for directing the field of vision based on personal interests. The method includes receiving a keyword and/or an image file and processing the keyword and/or image file to generate data representing a user interest. The method includes receiving a video input from a camera representative of the field of vision of the camera and processing the video input to identify a visible element in the field of vision of the camera. The method further includes comparing the visible element in the field of vision of the camera and the data representing the user interest to determine whether the visible element is of interest to the user. A notification is provided to the user for identified visible elements that are of interest to the user.

Directing field of vision based on personal interests

An approach for modifying a size of a key on a keyboard displayed on a touch screen is presented. A fingertip of a user is determined to be aligned with the key or touch screen, and in response, the size of the key is enlarged by a first enlargement amount. Responsive to the fingertip moving closer to the key, a second, closer proximity of the fingertip to the key or touch screen is determined. The size of the key is further enlarged by a second enlargement amount to assist the user in touching the key and avoiding touching another, adjacent key on the keyboard.

An approach is provided for determining a likelihood of an attack on a first computer system of a first business. Characteristics are determined for target businesses having target computer systems currently or recently under attack by an entity whose Internet Protocol (IP) address was selected from a list of suspicious IP addresses. Percentages associated with the characteristics are determined. Each percentage indicates a percentage of the target businesses whose associated characteristic matches a corresponding characteristic of the first business. A score is incremented by an amount for each of the percentages that exceeds an associated threshold. The score is incremented by twice the amount if the IP address matches an address of a source or destination of traffic through a security device in the first computer system. A recommendation to change a security policy for the first computer system is generated if the score exceeds twice the predetermined amount.

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Fenton, MI, United States of America

Kaleb Dean Walton